The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-12-10

Saddles, Harness. Trunks. Valises, Up
Matress-Making, Repairing. &C.,
at lowest prices at Schmidt's saddlery shop,
west side public square Lexington. Mo.
Give me q call. feb5y1
Rheumatism and neuralgia cured in l to 3
days for 20 cents by DetchOn's Mystic Cure.'
Do not suffer and waste monev on other
remedies. This ali solutely never fails. Sold
BY G. w. Loomis, druggist, Lexington. So
Houses for rent are as scarce as hens teeth.
The hog-killers have been busy about town
this week.
Miss Mamie Young has a ''daisy' buggy
horse now.
City Engineer Crowder is about through
with city improvements.
Mulligan Post will give a grand ball Thurs
day night, January 5, 1888.
Tracklaving has reached some four miles
east of Waverly, and progresses slowly.
The poles for the telegraph line down the
eXtensi m are placed for some five or six
miles.
After all the talking the lady herself did.
last Monday night. we think the less we say
about it the better.
McCluny Post. Il. A. R.. of HigginsyiiIe.
will have a camp fire and u good time, on the
evening Of December %.
Mr.. Wm. Hackney has bought the lot on
Tenth street Just below the Meet ice house,
and will buIld Immediately.
A large boar killed with his tusk a fine
three-fourths JERSEY cow belonging 10 Rev,
G. W. Hyde, Wednesday last.
The case Of Armstrong vs. School District
No. 3. LAFAYETTE county. In the Kansas City
Court of Appeals has been reversed and re.
manded.
The old cistern on Tenth street. west of the
courthouse squs'e, was filled. last Wednes-
iav. there being N further use for it for fire
purposes.
The ladies' of the Christian church at Nav
view cleared Ss7 at their Thanksgiving en-.
tertaiDment. Mr.. ] B Douthitt Won the
quilt which was ra1ed off.
1t the arithmetic school at Webb's schoo
house. last Fri 'sy night. three saddle horse:
with their accoutrements were STOLEN from
the rack. One belonging TO Mr.. j. 6. w bb
| one TO Mr.. ID. Groves and one to the Carrot,
boys. They have not since been heard from
Fire Prairie creek bridge. Just above Ma.
poleOD. went down under freight train No
1871. going west, last Tuesday evening about
5 o'clock. TIL passenger trains transferred
on that evening. and the east-bound passen
ger the next morning was detained about al
hour and a half. No one was burt.
There is one feature Of the hook aud ladder
truck question that should not he los. sigh
of. The firemen work without pay. and re
fnsing ii 10 then, discourages them. They
naturally think that If their lives and Limbs
which are constantly jeopardized as the,
work new. are not worth the expenditure
Involved that their services are not appre.
ciIt"d.
Nearly everybody has done well in Licking
ton this year-no oilers; or if there has beel
il has been their fault; there has been plent,
to do. Most of the time the bricklayers. car
reniers. plasterers. painters. tesmsters an.
coal miners have had their hands full. Neg
wear viii, we think. from present indications
beat this enc. and Lexington will assume
new character for enterprise and business.
We took q look at Riverion a few DAYS ago
II is a ilourishlng mining village on the Lex
inGton coal cOmpany's land just this side o
Wilmot' branch. There are some thirty o
forty families there. the mines in the vicInit,
employing about seventy or eighty men.
The village is composed of cosy little cottage
strung a!cng the bluff. IL needs Il school YER
brd!y, m the wan should be supplied il
some way. The coal taken from these mine
j. Of excellent quality. and the work is de
sirable for Il number of reasons.
One of the largest aud best Of the agricul
tIral papers with which we exchange /
Coiman'S Rural World of s.. Louis. 1t come
10 lis regularly every week filled with tn
| latest an ! best reading matter pertaining {
agriculture. horticulture, the sorghum in
dustrv. cattle. horses, sheep, swine. poultry
the dairy. apiary and the grange, Its HON
circle department is particularly good. an,
its market reports always brought down t
The LIST hour OF going TO press. II Is the bes
dollars worth we know of. Subscription
will be receive ed at this Office or NAV be sen
to C. d.. Colman. 100 Olive street, st. Loui.
Missouri.
Report of Concordla public school for tn
month ending. December 81. s. d. FO.
principal; Miss Emma Morath. assistant
Num- cr OF pupils enrolled, male. 40; femal,
81: total 10: average daily attendance 6S. Tb
following named pupils were present ever
day during the month: f. g. Powell. Arihu
Althotf. George Kiingenberg. Eddie The
man. joe Di-rkins, George LOhoefener. Lii
he Heynbrock. Gertie Powell. Hattie Blank.
Mary Eberhardt. Fred and Alvin Bartmar
4 AMELIA Barton. Frank Sruder. Ella Brun.
Emma and Leo nierking, Theodore Graah
man. Gustaye Hess, Jessie Kiingenhers
Willie HcvtnbrOck. Arthur Mehl. HERNIA
Rodcnbers. Della S~telljes, Iona Walkenhor,
aud Augusta Weinrieh.
While Sir. W. II. Waddell, living abor
>ix mltes soutiieasi of this city. was drivin
w his cows from the pasture, on Tuesday {
last week, his horse stumbled and threw hin
hi> foot hanging in The stirrup. The hOrs
dragged h!,n about iiily yards before cetiin
fri shtened, during which time Mr. Wadde
succeeded IN getting IA firm bOid upon I'll
. horses tail. which glIp he held tenacious
while the horse ran nearly Il Quarter of
"f' - Wv t'tib nv 1uihpCu y -lcuC
WHERE Mr.. Waideti's weight, together wit
; the sudden Jerk. broke the Stirrup leatI {
ind ne was released. With the exception
: soin@ severe bruises aud Il soreness f.oL. II
siraiG, HUan his muscles, Mr. w. i9 now IL
: right, uc bones being br0keG.
-. Louis Republican, Dec. T:-"Messr
, Blackstone. McMniiin, ~Chappeile and othet
Of the party returned To Headquarters Satu
: day from an inspection trip over the Chici
, 90 h Alton. They found the road in fir
class condition IN every respect and the bus
: NEE situation fair, although there is son
. Stacking off IN the general volume The wi
ter wheat all along the road was in fine go!
ditiGH. Tie rains had lone AZ imGien
4 amount of good, and The water famine Wii,
I, had e%ts.ei wa2 .Hnu' over. When Inc par
: crossed ire Mississippi going west. The ri,
i was fourteen idcii.a below anv previous ir
;, waieI mart: Oh their Return it stood :
: inches ahc:r. The crops and the count
needed mrra rains. but the rainfall Of la
week Wa .n excellent b ginning and end
= the drou!h.'
e We Ind tiis III an Independence CORE
i.a.u".'..i lee tliriSman for the pa
j three week. has had several mGn engaged
e boring 4 Eeil on the Did Daniel White iari
j" !Ucated Twelve mites south OF lndepen.len
h and three miles east of tire .pt..,ty sasH. al
o d:y -. wee ;..e report reached ,nIppen
i snco That natural gas iaj been struck, b
e MIR. thri,!uaa lid not piy much attention
Y, The EuinHr. Yesterday The foreman or IN
e in charge .came to Independence ami inform
y his enrioYa? thai ii was almost Impossible
II Eccp tne boring appalAlus III the ground
II great was the force Of gas. Mr.. Ehrism
4 ordered the man TO return end p,ug {
II mouth OF the well up until he could col
Il Uat, which will be next MUudar. The rea>
N of givin" such an order is that coal has n
g been struck IN large quantities. and y
Of 'hrismsn wishes to keep account Of .
or annie Of feet OF each sirata Of coal as h
= welt - sunk The bof,By has resahei
.. depth ut 200 feet" .